Finch

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name White-winged Crossbill / Two-barred crossbill Scientific Name Loxia leucoptera Size 15 cm Life Span 4 years Habitat Coniferous forests Country of Origin North America Physical Description Adult Male Beak rather lengthy, corpulent at the root, where it is higher than comprehensive, remarkably packed near the end, the bones towards […] More

Image Source Scientific facts Scientific name Loxia leucoptera Mass 29 g (Adult) Phylum Chordata Higher classification Crossbill Description Two-barred Crossbills are somewhat minor than Crossbills and have more slim beaks, which are still comparatively robust and crossed. Birds in all feathers have 2 extensive and characteristic white strips on each wing, expansion towards their vertebral […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Scientific name Melamprosops phaeosoma Class Aves Family Fringillidae Subfamily Carduelinae Description The poʻo-uli is coffee above and grayish-white underneath, with a comprehensive dark mask extending in arrears the eye. Grownups are silvery-gray overhead the mask, covering into tan at the top, with a bold, light cover just in arrears the mask. […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Palila Scientific Name Loxioides bailleui Lifespan 13 Years Size 6 – 7.5 inches Mass 37.85 grams Habitat The Hawaiian tropical rainforests belt at about 3,000–4,500 feet elevation Range The upper slopes of Mauna Kea, Hawaii Information & Physical Appearance Scientifically referred to as Loxioides bailleui, the palila is one […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Maui Parrotbill Scientific Name Pseudonestor xanthophrys Lifespan Up to 16 Years Size 5.5 inches Mass 0.71 – 0.88oz. Habitat Mesic and wet forests Country of Origin Maui, Hawaii Information & Physical Description The Maui parrotbill, scientifically referred to as Pseudonestor xanthophrys, is part of the phylum Chordata, family Fringillidae, genus […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name ʻIʻiwi   Scientific Name Drepanis coccinea Lifespan No data available Size 6 inches Mass 16 – 20 grams Habitat Mesic and wet forests Origin Hawaiian Islands Information & Physical Appearance Scientifically referred to as Drepanis coccinea, the adult Iwii bird (originally transcribed as ʻIʻiwi), is mostly scarlet in color, […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Apapane Scientific Name: Himatione Sanguinea Length: About 13 cm Life Span: Around 11 years Clutch Size: 2 to 4 eggs Habitat: Wet Forests Country of Origin: Hawaii Physical Description The Apapane species is a Hawaiian honeycreeper bird that is considered as endemic to Hawaii. They feature bright crimson feathers […] More

Image Source Scientific facts Scientific name: Palmeria dolei Phylum: Chordata Order: Passerine Rank: Species Description It is the main honeycreeper on the atoll at 6.5 to 7 inches (17 to 18 cm) in length. The grownups are a silky black with pale feathers and strips going down its sideways. The underparts are pale black, whereas […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name ʻAkikiki  Scientific Name Oreomystis bairdi Lifespan Unknown Size 13cm. Mass 12 – 17 grams Habitat High elevation (1000 – 1600 meters) wet forests Origin & Range  Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Information & Physical Appearance Scientifically referred to as Oreomystis bairdi, the Akikiki is an endemic species found exclusively on the island of […] More

Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name ‘Akiapōlā‘au Scientific Name Hemignathus wilsoni   Lifespan 13 Years Size 5.5 inches Mass 17 – 37 grams Habitat Dry and montane koa/‘ōhi‘a forest  Range Endemic to Hawaii Information & Physical Appearance Hemignathus wilsoni is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The ʻakiapōlāʻau (commonly transcribed “akiapolaau,”) is endemic to the island of Hawaii. […] More

Scientific Facts Scientific name: Loxops caeruleirostris Phylum: Chordata Higher classification: Loxops Order: Passerine Conservation status: Critically Endangered Description The ʻakekeʻe is a greenish-creamy bird with a dark mask around the eye (particularly protuberant in the male) besides a bluish bill, different the ʻakepa, which is typically red, canary-yellow or carroty, deprived of black, besides, has […] More

Scientific facts Scientific name: Leucosticte tephrocotis Mass: 36 g (Large Adult) Phylum: Chordata Higher classification: Mountain finch Image Source Description In the finch family, the Gray-crowned rosy finch is average-large with a moderately long jagged tail and wing. Grownups are chocolate on the posterior and breast and mostly pink on the rest of the underparts […] More